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Are Digital Wallets Doomed to Fail?
The success of digital wallets varies greatly depending upon whom you ask. In early August, Goldman Sachs analysts proclaimed that digital wallet adoption had been "underwhelming to date by nearly....
Better Buy: Sierra Wireless vs. Qualcomm
Investors looking for plays on the Internet of Things may have their eyes on both Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR). Sierra makes chips and cloud-based software that....
Delta Air Lines' Refinery Bet Is About to Pay Off Again
Five years ago, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) made the unusual decision to buy a refinery, to protect against the risk of high crack spreads -- the difference between the cost of crude oil and the....
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Professional Gamer?
E-sports is a rapidly growing industry, and media companies across the board are taking notice.In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, Motley Fool analyst Vincent Shen and Fool.com....
The 2 Credit Card Companies With the Most Satisfied Customers
Americans love their plastic. Last year, for the first time in the Total System Services U.S. Consumer Payment Study's history, credit took over the top spot as the preferred way for U.S.....
3 Top Artificial Intelligence Stocks in Healthcare
A compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40%: That's how fast Accenture (NYSE: ACN) projects the market for artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare will expand through 2021. You've probably....
Apple, Inc. Might Skip The "S" This Year
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone event is just around the corner, and the Mac maker is widely expected to unveil three new models that have casually been referred to as the iPhone 7s, iPhone 7s Plus,....
Constellation Brands' Latest Craft Beer Buy Should Worry Investors
Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) just made its second craft beer acquisition, but probably won't begin buying up breweries to the same degree as Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD). Although the....
Why Kinder Morgan Inc Is the Best Buy in the Pipeline Sector
Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) has been a rather abysmal investment since it reemerged on to the public seen in 2011 from a leveraged buyout in 2007. Overall, the stock is down more than 20% even after....
Better Buy: Gilead Sciences, Inc. vs. Johnson & Johnson
I bought my shares of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) long ago, when they were trading far lower than they are today. If I had to choose one to keep and....
15 Stocks Up More Than 500% Over the Last 8 Years
Since bottoming out in its a financial-crisis low in March 2009, the U.S. stock market has performed exceptionally well: Eight-and-a-half years later, the S&P 500 is up by 263%. Naturally,....
3 Stocks That Could Soar if We Get Tax Reform
Now that it seems Republicans are moving on from trying to pass healthcare legislation (for now), the focus is shifting to tax reform, with an ambitious goal of enacting tax legislation by the end....
3 Top Dividend Aristocrats to Buy Now
For income investors, there's no better place to look for stocks to invest in than the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats list. The group, after all, comprises niche stocks that have increased their....
If I Could Buy Only 1 Stock, This Would Be It
There are thousands of stocks that you can choose to buy. The good news is that (with enough money) you can buy any of them you want. But what if you could only buy one stock?At first I thought....
Here's the Best Dividend Stock in Big Pharma
Dividends make a huge impact on your overall investing returns. They can also provide solid income during your retirement years. Historically, big pharma stocks have been a great place for....
Why Gilead Sciences Shares Soared 10.6% in August
After Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) surprised investors by announcing an $11.9 billion splash into cancer treatment, its shares jumped 10.6% in August according to S&P Global Market....
Activist Investor Increases His Bet on This High-Yield Stock
One special situation to watch is CenturyLink's (NYSE: CTL) upcoming merger with Level 3 Communications (NYSE: LVLT). As I've previously written, the merger could transform the fortunes of both....
Tech Stocks This Week: Apple's Big Event Gets a Date, Instagram Is Hacked, and More
Though earnings season is just about over, there has still been some hot news in tech. This week, investors turned to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), as the tech giant sent out media invites to what is....
Here's How to Find the Best Dividend Stocks
Finding a great dividend stock is about more than just finding the stock with the biggest yield. Sure, when dividends are your focus, the dividend yield is the most important metric. But there are....
3 Top Tech Stocks Under $20
A common mistake new investors make is assuming that a stock's price defines how "cheap" or "expensive" it is. In reality, a stock that trades at $10 can be expensive, but a stock that trades at....
Las Vegas Strip May Be Getting a New Resort
You don't spend $600 million on a hotel that's 70% complete if you don't plan to eventually open it to guests. And if that hotel is on the Las Vegas Strip, you'd better be intending to open a....
Better Buy: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. vs. Rite Aid Corporation
If there was a "Bad News Bears" team for the healthcare sector, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX) and Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) would be starters on the team for sure. Valeant has....
Will Kroger Co. Return to Growth With Second-Quarter Earnings?
Investors are watching the supermarket industry closely after online megaretailer Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) dove into the space by snapping up Whole Foods. Against that major market shakeup, Kroger....
Google Is Imagining the Next Level of Artificial Intelligence
Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google has been at the forefront of research into the nascent science of artificial intelligence (AI). The company first delved into AI more than six....
Here's My Top Stock to Buy in September
With the stock down about 6% in the past three months, Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is looking like an enticing bet again. Indeed, I'd go as far as to say that Disney is my top stock to buy in....